The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has criticised the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, over briefings on Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL).
Reacting to the briefing which took place on June 13, 2025, he said the press conferences which indict government appointees in alleged corruption cases during their tenure in office is unfair.
“This is unfair to the former appointees cited for various offenses. Why is he doing this? He is an experienced lawyer. He is my senior by many years and a lecturer. So, I expect him to know better,” he indicated.
He argued that the actions of the Attorney General’s Department give room for public trials even before the person has the chance to defend themselves before a court of competent jurisdiction.
“He knows that a person is innocent until proven guilty by the precepts of the law. Ideally, he must refer these cases directly to the court instead of the ongoing media trial,” he said during an interview on Okay FM on June 16, 2025.
He lamented that the modus operandi taken by the Attorney General’s Department and called for a rethink of the handling of public prosecution of former appointees.
Meanwhile, former Director-General of National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, is standing trial with his wife and other accomplices in connection with an alleged financial scandal involving a $7 million cyber defense system contract.
Also, Former Deputy Executive Director Gifty Oware-Mensah has been named in the National Service Authority’s (NSA) ghost names payroll scandal.
